United Air launches Dhaka-Ishwardi flight from today

United Airways (BD) Ltd, a private airline of the country, will start flying on Dhaka-Ishwardi route from today (30 October 2013).

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan will inaugurate the flight at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.

The one way fare for Dhaka-Ishwardi will start from Taka 4,000 and two-way fair will be Taka 8,000 (including all taxes). Initially, weekly two flights from Dhaka to Ishwardi airport will be operating on Saturdays and Mondays.

Apart from international flights, the United Airways (BD) Ltd, Bangladesh’s first public limited company in the aviation sector is now operating flights to all major domestic sectors.

Md Kamrul Islam, Assistant General Manager (Marketing Support and PR) of the company, said the airline already started flights on Syedpur, Barisal and Rajshahi routes.

“We’re ready to operate flights from the unused airports if the government rehabilitates them.??? —BSS